Yaḥyā ibn Zakariyā (Arabic: يحيى ابن زكريا, literally Yahya/John, son of Zechariah), identified in English as John the Baptist, is considered in Islam a prophet of God who was sent to guide the Children of Israel.
[6] Yahya is also honoured highly in Sufism as well as Islamic mysticism, primarily because of the Qur'an's description of Yāhya’s chastity and kindness.
[7] Sufis have frequently applied commentaries on the passages on Yāhya in the Qur'an, primarily concerning the God-given gift of wisdom which he acquired in youth as well as his parallels with Isa.
Although several phrases used to describe Yahya and Isa are virtually identical in the Qur'an, the manner in which they are expressed is different.
[8] The Qur'an frequently mentions Zakariya's continuous praying for the birth of a son.
Yahya's reading and understanding of the scriptures, when only a child, surpassed even that of the greatest scholars of the time.
And We granted him wisdom while ˹he was still˺ a child,John was a classical prophet,[18] who was exalted high by God for his bold denouncing of all things sinful.
According to Islamic tradition, Yahya used to go to the Al Haram Ash-Sharif (Temple Mount) to deliver his sermons.
[19][20][21] In Islam, Yahya greeted Muhammad on the night of the Al-Isra al-Mi'raj, along with Isa (Jesus), on the second heaven.